The Town of Miami Lakes Youth Council is seeking young leaders who want to make a difference in their community.       The Youth Council is accepting applications for new members. The council meets once a month to discuss the progress of the youth center; propose field trip destinations, community service events and future programming, the town said.      Students in middle school...

      The federal holiday to observe the birth of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is Jan. 16.       In honor of the slain civil rights leader, it will be a public school holiday for students and employees in Miami-Dade County.      Miami Lakes Town Hall will be closed, too.         It is also a holiday for the stock exchanges, banks and federal offices such as the...

     Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia was a Career Day speaker for advanced eighth-grade students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes.        Garcia visited the school on Dec. 16 to describe his upbringing, how he became a politician, the obstacles he faced and the duties of public service.      “He used his story as a motivator for the students to be able...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce ended the year with guest speaker Mayor Manny Cid.       Cid shared the town’s accomplishments with 80 local business owners at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.       “This past year was a great year for our community,” Cid said during the luncheon on Dec. 14. “We broke ground on the largest infrastructure improvement...

  A team of Miami Lakes officials traveled to the nation’s capital last month to meet with legislators about proposed projects for the town.      “We’re doing the people’s business up here in Washington and we’re ensuring that your voices are heard …” Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid said in a Nov. 16 Facebook post.      The group – Cid, his son Noah Cid;...